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HEAD LICE |
Medical definition
Lice are a form of insect parasite that live only on the hairy parts of the body, different varieties being closely adapted to certain areas and races, even to the extent of having specially shaped claws to cling to the hair of different races.
The eggs of the head louse are found around the nape of the neck as small grey nits attached to the hair about halfway along and these take about two weeks to hatch, so the treatment must be repeated after a fortnight as only the lice are killed.
Control of infections with head lice has traditionally been performed using conventional insecticides rotated to avoid the development of resistance. In certain parts of the world the selection of strains of lice that have developed resistance to one or more insecticides. These ”conventional” agents are also highly inflammable and rather toxic to the human body – their suitability for use on children is questionable. Faced with product claims that can no longer be wholly justified, an increasing number of consumers are experimenting with untested methods. A number of formulators have also decided to market products that are neither adequately tested for safety or efficacy nor are licensed for this application. Some materials used in this application are potentially toxic and, because many of the formulations are inappropriate, they may encourage the development of resistance to some of the potentially available alternative active substances.
Treatment regimen
Take a normal scoop of your favourite shampoo and add 2000mg of allicin powder.
Mix thoroughly and then shampoo the hair as normal. Like a conditioner leave the shampoo on for a couple of minutes and then wash off and repeat again. This procedure should be
repeated every day for a week. This will ensure that the eggs and nits are removed.
At the same time you must use all the normal measures recommended by Public
Health experts. So please ensure that you treat everyone in the family and that you
comb out thoroughly any shells or eggs or dead lice that may still be stuck to the hair. At the end of the week your child’s hair should be clean and nit free but it is
probably worthwhile using this technique once or twice for the following two weeks to try to prevent a re-infestation as you can bet that somebody at school won’t be as thorough a you! We have used this regimen at home on both our daughters with great success. |
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